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Originally priced at $1,799, the base price was raised to $2,599 with the 55 hp Hirth, and owners were offered a "trade up" for the difference in price if they had ordered the aircraft with the original 40 hp engine.
The BD-5 is a high performance single-place, low-wing, pusher-configuration sport plane. Design features include all-metal construction, mechanical retractable landing gear among the industry finest, detachable wings,and wrist action side stick control as in modern day fighter aircraft.
Design features include all-metal construction, mechanical retractable landing gear, detachable wings, and wrist action side stick control as used in modern day fighter aircraft. The kit cost $2,599.00 and came with a Hurth two-cylinder, 650 cc, air-cooled, 55 horsepower engine.
A kit consisted of different materials that the builder formed, cut, drilled, bonded, or riveted into a finished BD-5. The first kits cost $2,100. For toiling about 300-400 hours (assembly time claimed in the advertisements as a rough average, but one owner spent 7 years and $20,000), a builder could expect to finish an airplane that looked and ...
The BD-5 was designed in 1973, and proved to be an extremely popular aircraft. The BD-5 is small and lightweight, and can be either single seat propeller or jet driven. The jet version is listed in the Guinness book of records as the world’s smallest jet.
Detailed, fine printed paper plans in 1:1 scale. Our kit is compatible with retracts from Electron Retracts. Each kit is built specifically for you and we even engrave the pilot’s name on it! That’s why we need approximatelly 5 – 6 weeks after we receive your PayPal payment to produce the kit, pack it and ship it to your address.
FLS kits integrate the latest features for safety, performance & reliability. These three FLS kits are in direct response to customer demand for a safe, reliable, and easy to build BD-5. Gone are the days of having to spend 5 to 10 years or more, and 3000+ hours building a BD-5.
